SPELLBINDERS™ SURPRISE PARTY!!

January 7- 13, 2010

Commenting on this post is welcome but does NOT enter you into the contest.  This contest is sponsored by Spellbinders™ Paper Arts.  Directions on how to enter are in the Blog Post and Official Rules at http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/spellbinders-suprise-party/. If you have any questions, please e-mail ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us

Welcome to the second day of the Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!!

Spellbinders™ Paper Arts is hosting Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! We will introduce 25 new Die Templates and 2 Impressabilities™ templates!  These sneak peeks are part of the collection that will be released at the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show on January 24, 2010.  We want to invite YOU, our greatest fans, to join the party from January 7-14, 2010! See the newest Spellbinders™ products, visit our Designers’ Blogs, and win fabulous Spellbinders™ prizes!

Today you have the opportunity to win a Spellbinders™ prize package (including all three Spellbinders™ Die Templates revealed today) through the contest entry email address listed below.  Be sure to visit the other Designers’ Blogs participating today, and enter from those blogs for additional chances to win!  You may enter once from each Blog!  Each Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! blog post is open to contest entries for 48 hours.  You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time January 09, 2010 to enter this contest through my blog.  Be sure to read the rules at http://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/spellbinders-suprise-party/ before entering so that your entry will be valid!

To see previous  Spellbinders ™ Surprise Party!! posts or to go to any of the future blog posts, feel free to visit the following:

January 7

Debbie Olson

Julie Overby

Lesa Rapp

January 8

Becca Feeken

Janine Blackwelder

Debbie Seyer

January 9

Heidi Blankenship

Karen Taylor

Cathy Chlebana/Beth Pingry

January 10

Linda Duke

Jennifer Davis

Terre Fry

January 11

Keri Lee Sereika

Kazan Clark

Mary Pfaff

January 12

Karen Hunsaker

Christy Farneth Kerr

Holly Simoni

January 13

Sherry Cheever

Kimberly Crawford

Sharon Johnson

After the entry deadline is reached, Spellbinders™ Paper Arts will randomly pick one winner from each Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! blog event as stated in the rules here on the Spellbinders™ blog.  Winner will be contacted by email within 24 hours of the contest deadline.  The winner will have 72 hours to reply to that email to claim prize.  If Winner fails to respond within 72 hours, a new winner will be drawn for said prize.

Entrants visiting all 21 Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! events and correctly enter the drawing on each Blog will automatically be entered into theSPELLBINDERS™ SURPRISE PARTY!! GRAND PRIZE give away with a retail value of over $350.00. The GRAND PRIZE will be announced on January 24, 2010 on the Spellbinders™ Blog and consists of super secret products being released at the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show.  You WILL be excited!!

I’m thrilled to share my Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! project with you…

Now that all of the technical stuff is out of the way, let me share with you the project I created using Spellbinders™ Die Templates S4-264 Nested Eggs and S4-237 Easter Borderabilities® Petite both are part of the Easter Collection, Limited Edition, manufactured through 5/31/10.

You will need; ribbon of your choice, a piece of printer paper cut to 5 x 7″ and Adhesive Sheets from SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES by 3L. Cover the 5 x 7″ printer paper with the adhesive sheet. Remove liner sheet to expose adhesive, place on paper, remove the remaining liner and cover adhesive with ribbon.

Place on the Spellbinders™ W-022 White Master Mat with the ribbon side facing up.  This way you can see where your die will be cutting. Next, place Spellbinders™  S4-264 Nested Eggs #5 die template (with #1 being the smallest) on top of ribbon with cut side down, smooth side up. Then layer the Spellbinders™ W-024 Magnetic Spacer Plate with magnet side down, White Master Mat. Run through Spellbinders™ Wizard™ at least two times. You may need to make extra passes depending on how thick your ribbon is.

Now flip your ribbon paper over and reposition the Spellbinders ™ S4-264 Nested Eggs #5 die template over the cut line. Run through Spellbinders™ Wizard™ two more times. This helps cut through the ribbon on both sides.

Great results! Ribbon egg with no fraying.

Now, cut/emboss one border from white cardstock using Spellbinders™ S4-237 Easter Borderabilities® Petite#1 die template.

To emboss, place die template with paper side up on White Master Mat, then a Tan Embossing Pad, then the second White Master Mat.                                  Run through Spellbinders™ Wizard™.

Use a foam mat with a piercing tool or push pin to poke holes in the border.

Cut/Emboss a second Spellbinders™ S4-237 Easter Borderabilities® Petite die template #1 from a 2 x 5 1/2″ piece of pattern paper, save the top, bottom and tulip stem. Also known as the negative pieces.

Card measures 6 x 5 1/2″. I used a 12 x 5 1/2″ piece of Core’dinations Izmir Purple cardstock. Adhere bottom border piece on card front, then white border, then top border piece. Distress card edges with sanding block. Embellish with ribbon.

Cut/Emboss one Spellbinders™ S4-133 Classic Scalloped Rectangles Large #5 die template  from white cardstock, stamp sentiment in lower right corner with black ink. Adhere to card front with 3D Foam Squares.

Color embossed tulips on border with Copic Markers BV00 and YG01. Cut Spellbinders™ S4-237 Easter Borderabilities® Petite die template #1 from various colors of cardstock for the butterflies and flower. Adhere Ribbon Egg and assemble as shown with 3D Foam Squares.

Die Name: Spellbinders™ Nested Eggs

Die SKU: S4-264

MSRP: $ 24.99

Limited Edition

Die Dimensions:

Die One   3/4 x 1/2″

Die Two  1 7/16 x x1″

Die Three  2 1/8 x 1 1/2″

Die Four  2 13/16 x 2″

Die Five   3 1/2 x 2 1/2″

Die Six   4 1/4 x 3″

Die Name: Spellbinders Easter Borderabilities™ Petite

Die SKU: S4-237

MSRP: $ 19.99

Limited Edition

Die Dimensions:

Die One   5  1/2  x  1  5/16″

Die Two  5  1/2  x  1  5/16″

Here is another card featuring Spellbinders™ Die Templates S4-264 Nested Eggs and S4-237 Easter Borderabilities® Petite. Check back on Sunday January 10th for photos on how I created the cracked egg using Copic Markers along with an air compressor.

RULES

For the complete Spellbinders™ Surprise Party!! rules go to the Spellbinders blog.

TO ENTER CONTEST:

1)  Send your email entry to:  REVEAL5@spellbinders.us (e-mail ink disabled since contest on this blog has now ended)

2)  Type the name of the die being revealed on my blog in the “subject” line of the email.

3)  Click send!

If you have any questions regarding the contest, send an e-mail of inquiry to:  ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us

Thank you for visiting my blog and good luck!!